Yes, Beyonce Knowles faked her way through the “Star Spangled Banner.” Grown men started weeping, Aretha Franklin started laughing and thousands of bright-eyed children with hopes of making it in the music business had their dreams crushed with one simple sentence: Beyonce Knowles lip-synced the National Anthem.

But a few hours later, everything was made right in the world again. The official who originally said that Beyonce had lip-synched her performance came out with another startling revelation. He had no idea what he was talking about.

Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Gregory Wolf said that the Marine Band was not “in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded.”

Why did the Marine Corps change their tune? Did Beyonce hire a bunch of thugs to harass them? Did Jay-Z call up the president and ask a favor? There’s just no telling how high this thing really goes…